Conference Agenda

Session Overview

Date: Tuesday, 02/Sept/2025
9:00am - 5:45pm	Publishers' Exhibition day 2
9:30am - 11:00am	Digital Policy 04: Geoeconomic Turn and External EU Digital-Related Policy Chair: Xinchuchu Gao	EU Global Development 03: North Africa and the EU Chair: Niels Keijzer	European Security 05: National Preferences and Changing Security Realities Chair: Andrew Cottey	European Security 06: Understanding Russia and Discourse on the War in Ukraine Chair: Laura Gelhaus
	Gender & Sexuality 03: Representing Gender and Sexuality: Narratives, Discourse, and Identity	OT 401: Domestic Foreign Policies Chair: Elena Simanschi	OT 402: Democracy and Rule of Law: Policies and Practices Chair: Giada D'Andrea	OT 404: European Identity: Leadership, Media, and Lived Experiences Chair: Mal Farrell
	OT 405: The European Neighbourhood and Enlargement Chair: Michael Higham	OT 406: Bikes, Cycling and Europe Chair: Simon Lightfoot	Trust in a Changing Europe 02: Institutional Trust and the Rule of Law Chair: Miguel João Costa Discussant: Lorenzo Bernardini
11:00am - 11:30am	Coffee Break
11:30am - 1:00pm	Research of/in crisis: Redefining relevant research when academic freedom falters	Digital Policy 05: EU Policy and AI: Challenges and Opportunities Chair: Xuechen Chen	East-West Divide 03: Rethinking Europe’s East-West Divide: Identities, Borderlands and Values Chair: Emilija Tudzarovska	EU Global Development 04: China and the EU Chair: Pascaline Winand
	EU Law & (in)Equality 02: EU Institutions and the Shaping of Socio-economic (in)Equality Chair: Aikaterini Orfanidi	European Security 07: Protection from Foreign Interference – The Roles of the European Union and NATO Chair: Tomáš Weiss	European Trade Policy 03: Domestic Drivers and Consequences of EU Trade Policy Chair: Serena Kelly	Food Politics & EU Governance 02: What opportunities for EU-ropean Food Studies? Chair: Laura Gelhaus
	OT 501: Identity, Populism and Public Perception Chair: Aijan Sharshenova	OT 502: Empowering Citizens: Institutional Positions and Decision-Makers' Views on Democratic Innovations and Citizen Agency Chair: Stefanie Beyens Chair: Monika Brusenbauch Meislova	OT 503: EU External Policy: Aviation and Fisheries	OT 504: Roundtable on Arrival of Normative Power in Planetary Politics and the Planetary Organic Crisis Chair: Ian Manners
	T&L 02: Educating Youth To Make Sense Of Europe: Case Studies On Teaching And Learning About The EU Chair: Philip Murphy
1:00pm - 2:00pm	Lunch Break
2:00pm - 3:30pm	Plenary 2: Bordered Europe: Immigration, Security, and Democracy Location: Redmonds Building Large Lecture Theatre
3:30pm - 4:00pm	Coffee Break
4:00pm - 5:30pm	Digital Policy 06: EU Law In The Era of Digitisation: On Strategic Litigation Causes, Actors And Processes Chair: Rebecca Zahn	EU Global Development 05: Africa and the EU Chair: Sebastian Steingass Discussant: Niels Keijzer	EU Law & (in)Equality 03: Critical and Normative Approaches to EU Law and Socio-economic (in)Equality Chair: Annick Masselot	European Security 08: CSDP Missions - What Have We Learnt? Chair: Simon Sweeney
	Gender & Sexuality 04: LGBTQIA+ Rights and Human Rights Chair: William Daniel	Green Deal 05: The EGD Beyond EU Borders Chair: Jeffrey Rosamond	Health & EU 03: The Expanding Reach of EU Health Law and Policy Discussant: Mary Guy	Integration Through Rights 02: (Ab)use of Rights by Right Wing Politicians? Chair: Dagmar Schiek
	OT 601: Perceptions and Narratives of Brexit Chair: Simon Usherwood	OT 603: The Missing Chapter. The EU’s Own Adherence to Rule of Law Standards Chair: Barbara Grabowska-Moroz Discussant: Jacquelyn Veraldi	T&L 03: Future-Conscious Learning and Research in European Studies Chair: Patrick Bijsmans